Thomas Randle
| Thomas Randle | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 |
| Born |
7 April 1996 Narre Warren North, Victoria |
| Super2 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2018 |
| Current team | Tickford Racing |
| Car no. | 5 |
| Starts | 9 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015-17 2016 2016 2015 2014-15 2013-14 |
Toyota Racing Series Formula V8 3.5 Series BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Australian Formula 4 Championship Australian Sports Sedan Championship Australian Formula Ford Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2017 2014 |
Toyota Racing Series Australian Formula Ford Series |
Thomas Randle (born 7 April 1996) is an Australian racing driver. He currently races in the Dunlop Super2 Series with Tickford Racing in the No. 5 Ford FG X Falcon. Randle has also won the 2017 Toyota Racing Series.
Career
Karting
Prior to his single-seater career, Randle enjoyed a successful period in karting in his native Australia. In 2012, he won Junior Clubman class of the Australian National Sprint Kart Championship and Rotax Junior class of the Australian Rotax Nationals.[1][2]
Formula Ford and Formula 4
Randle made his single-seater debut in 2013, racing in the Australian Formula Ford Championship for the Evans Motorsport Group. He finished seventh with two podiums and another thirteen point-scoring finishes.[3] He switched to Dream Motorsport in 2014. He clinched the championship title, winning five races with just four-point advantage to Jordan Lloyd.[4]
Randle continued his collaboration with Dream Motorsport into the new-for-2015 Australian Formula 4 Championship. He again battled with Lloyd for the championship, but this time he finished as runner-up and was outscored by 54 points and five wins.[5]
Formula 3
For 2016, Randle moved to Europe to compete in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, racing for Douglas Motorsport.[6] He won races at Rockingham and Spa and finished fourth in the drivers' standings.[7][8]
Formula V8 3.5
In 2016 Randle made his debut in Formula V8 3.5 in the Jerez round with Comtec Racing.[9]
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
In 2017 Randle switched to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, partaking with AVF by Adrián Vallés.[10] He finished 9 of his 16 races in points (his best finish was the fourth place at Red Bull Ring).[11] He ended season fourteenth.
Super2 Series
In 2018 Randle moved to the Dunlop Super2 Series to race with Tickford Racing in a Ford FG X Falcon.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | Evans Motorsport Group | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 7th |
| Victorian State Circuit Racing Formula Ford Fiesta Championship | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 184 | 7th | ||
| Morgan Park Raceway Production Sports 1 Hour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2014 | Australian Formula Ford Series | Dream Motorsport | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 266 | 1st |
| Victorian State Circuit Racing Formula Ford Fiesta Championship | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 10th | ||
| New South Wales Formula Ford Fiesta Championship | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 12th | ||
| Winton 400 Sports Sedan support event | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 14th | ||
| Kerrick Sports Sedan Series | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2015 | Australian Formula 4 Championship | Dream Motorsport | 21 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 386 | 2nd |
| Kerrick Sports Sedan Series | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 514 | 3rd | ||
| Toyota Racing Series | ETEC Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 518 | 10th | |
| 2016 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Douglas Motorsport | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 424 | 4th |
| Toyota Racing Series | Victory Motor Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 20th | |
| Masters of Formula 3 | Double R Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th | |
| Formula V8 3.5 Series | Comtec Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th | |
| 2017 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | AVF by Adrián Vallés | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.5 | 14th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Toyota Racing Series | Victory Motor Racing | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 855 | 1st | |
| 2018 | Super2 Series | Tickford Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 386 | 11th* |
† As Randle was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Comtec Racing | ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
JER 1 Ret |
JER 2 13 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 11 |
20th | 0 |
Super2 Series results
(key) (Round results only)
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| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Position | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Tickford Racing | Ford FG X Falcon | ADE Ret |
SYM 9 |
BAR 3 |
TOW | SAN | BAT | NEW | 11th* | 386* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Australian National Sprint Kart Championship — Junior Clubman 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Australian Rotax Nationals — Rotax Junior 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Australian Formula Ford Championship 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Australian Formula Ford Series 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "CAMS Jayco Australian Formula 4 Championship 2015 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (19 February 2016). "Thomas Randle heads to BRDC F4 with Douglas Motorsport". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ Chokhani, Darshan (1 May 2016). "Rockingham BF3: Randle secures maiden win as Bortoleto rolls". motorsport.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (9 July 2016). "Randle storms to Spa BRDC British F3 race two win, Norris gets race three". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Comtec in line for V8 3.5 return at Jerez". GPUpdate.net. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "THREE RACES IN BUDAPEST TO INCREASE THE TENSION". renaultsport.com. Renault Sport. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (22 July 2017). "Fewtrell wins, Fenestraz gets Eurocup lead as rivals clash". formulascout.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Thomas Randle career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Anton de Pasquale |
Australian Formula Ford Champion 2014 |
Succeeded by Cameron Hill |
| Preceded by Lando Norris |
Toyota Racing Series Champion 2017 |
Succeeded by Robert Shwartzman |